Uber’s New Rules on Arbitration for Sex-Related Claims Face First Test

A former Uber Technologies Inc. software engineer is suing the ride-hailing firm alleging years of sexual harassment, race discrimination and pay inequity, marking the first test of the company’s new policy relaxing forced arbitration for sex-related claims.

The engineer, Ingrid Avendaño, alleges that despite her formal complaints colleagues weren’t sufficiently disciplined for making sexual remarks at company events and in the office. The suit, filed on Monday in California Superior Court in San Francisco, seeks lost wages...